My latest and fourth book, Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive, publishes nationwide this week -- five years after Parentless Parents. In the time between book launches, the marketing landscape has shifted to such a degree that...

There’s something magical and heart-warming about teens who choose to set aside a week of their summer break to craft their daydreams and ideas into captivating stories. I had so much fun teaching at the filled-to-capacity Teen Creative Writing...

Your author page on Amazon is a prime opportunity to sell yourself to a new potential reader, induce them to indulge in your book or enlighten a potential new publisher to exactly who you are – so you best make it as enticing as possible. In a...

When people think about copy and text, they typically think about longer documents, such as website pages and blog posts. Social media posts may spring to mind, too. But there are smaller snippets of copy that are just as important. Think about...

As a writing, speaking, and author platform coach, I’m in the business of helping others tell their most authentic stories on the page, the TEDx stage, and elsewhere. I believe in transparency. I try to walk my walk. Pulling back the veil on...

Road trips are one of our favorite things to enjoy. And with a bead on dog-friendly hotels (thank you Best Western Plus, we love your rewards program), Willa gets to come along, too.   Last week we attended the Arlington Fly-In in...